1. Roxy Jacenko on the drama surrounding Karl Stefanovic: “It’s a trainwreck.”
Less than 24 hours after Peter Stefanovic stepped down from his role at Channel Nine, Karl Stefanovic’s departure from the show has been announced.
“Nine and Karl Stefanovic have agreed it is time for him to step off the Today show,” a statement from the network read.
“Karl remains on contract with the network and will continue to host (his other show) This Time Next Year, which records in February.
Now, just hours after the announcement was made, PR queen Roxy Jacenko has chimed in on the drama.
“To be honest, it’s a trainwreck,” Roxy exclusively told the Daily Mail.
“But you know what? You’ve got to wish them well. Karl’s moved on, he looks happy. And I guess [Cassandra] has to be as well,” Roxy added.
Roxy also responded to reports that Karl had told Cassandra that he was the “best journalist in Australia”.
“Well that’s f*cking big-noting himself,” Roxy joked.
“There’s a lot of great journalists out there. Is he the best? I don’t think he’s the best, but he’s good at what he does,” she added.
2. “Something had gone wrong.” Lauren Brant has shared details of her 48-hour pregnancy scare.
Media personality Lauren Brant, who is pregnant with her second son with Barry Hall, has shared an emotional Instagram post shedding light on a 48-hour pregnancy scare she endured this week.
The 29-year-old former Hi-5 star recalled having stomach cramps and feeling nauseous while in Melbourne, away from their Gold Coast home.
She shared the candid post about the ordeal alongside a photo with her son and husband Barry, 41.
In the caption, she describes the panic she felt when she thought something had happened to the baby.
As is turned out, it was a stomach bug, but she explained it was a “terrifying” 48 hours, and on reflection, she added that she now feels a stronger connection to her unborn son.
“I felt so much relief and all the blood rushed back to my head,” Lauren said on discovering her diagnosis.
“I also feel so heartbroken for all those who have had a miscarriage, including some of my closest family & friends. I send love to you all,” she added.
Lauren and Barry have an 18-month-old son, Miller.
3. North West told Kim Kardashian how to pose in a very cute mother-daughter photoshoot.
At just five years old, Kim and Kanye’s daughter North West could be Hollywood’s newest tiny fashion shoot director if these adorable photos are anything to go by.
The pint-sized celebrity starred in her first photoshoot alongside her mum, who says she took her direction and followed her poses the whole way through.
“North came to visit me on set & said momma can we do a photo shoot together just me & you! I followed her poses & direction so here it is!” Kim wrote on Instagram.
There were, of course, hand gestures involved.
The photo result was very cute. Check it out for yourself:
It seems the mini-Kim has perfected her posing prowess early, and when she’s old enough, may even put her own mother’s Instagram selfie skills to shame.
Can you imagine?
We bet Kim would be low-key salty if her daughter had more followers than her though.
4. She left heartbroken on The Bachelor, but Brittany Hockey says she has no regrets.
It was the shock television moment of 2018 (big call, but we’re making it) when this year’s Bachelor Nick Cummins chose no one.
In the aftermath, Nick, and the two women he sent home in the finale – Brittany Hockley and Sophie Tieman – were thrust into the spotlight, as the nation tried to figure out what the hell just happened.
Cummins himself called his journey into finding reality TV romance “soul-destroying”, and now, Brittany Hockle – who, let’s face it, we were all pretty sure he would pick – has revealed her own reflection on the experience.
And while her year may have been a… tumultuous one, to say the least, she says she has “no regrets”.
In an emotional Instagram post on Tuesday, the reality star said the year “cracked [her] wide open.”
“[It was] equal parts confronting, inspiring [and] exposing. I laughed, I cried, I learnt,” she posted.
“It wasn’t all roses (I mean, I had to),” she joked.
“…I’m running into 2019 with a full heart, happy and with no regrets.”
You can spy the full post below.
Go Britt!
5. After discouraging the use of sunscreen, Pete Evans’ latest advice is to stare into the sun.
Pete Evans is back with some uh, bizarre ‘medical advice’.
He’s previously spruiked recipes for a dangerous “bone broth” for babies, said sunscreen was unnecessary and supported groups that claim flouride in water is “dangerous”.
And now, well, we have this:
Yes. He is now advocating for staring at the sun – or uh, #sungazing – as one of the best forms of “free medicine”.
He says he only has a “brief gaze” into the “radiant light of the early rising or late setting sun”, but damage to your eyes can happen within seconds and you should just… Not do this. Ever.
The Vision Eye Institute warns that when your eyes are over-exposed to the sun’s UV rays, the radiation literally cooks the exposed tissue and can cause permanent damage. Yes, this can even happen when UV levels are lower at sunrise and sunset.
Do. Not. Want.
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